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  • The Case Study: “Case Alicia and Montford”

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    BSHS/395: The Case Study:
    “Case Alicia and Montford”
    About a year ago, Alicia and Montford, ages 6 and 7, moved into the New Horizon homeless shelter for families. They have been living there with their mom and dad for the past six months. The family may only stay at the shelter until the end of the month. The assistant principal at the local elementary school just called you to ask for assistance. Both Alicia and Montford are not performing very well in school and they are constantly fighting with their classmates and with their teachers. Neither of the children can read at grade level. Both have low math scores, and they have limited social skills. For example, yesterday Montford hit a kindergarten girl because she broke in line in front of him. He told his teacher to “go to hell” when she took him to the principal’s office. He never completes his work and never brings his homework to school. If the teacher sends a report home for his mom and dad to sign, he does not return the form. Alicia tries to fade into the background at school, and she is equally unresponsive. She will not talk in class to her classmates or to her teacher. She just sits in the classroom and stares or puts her head on her desk. At recess she sits in the corner by herself. If she is made to play with the other children, she cries and runs off .
    Because the state tests begin in the next month, the teacher and the principal are concerned about Alicia’s and Montford’s scores. The school has been on probation because of the regulations from the No Child Left Behind Act. Every score is important to the school administration. You, as the mental health services coordinator, have been called to talk with the parents about motivating these two children.

    Instructions:
    -A problem-solving strategy and a goal for each problem
    -The services, resources, and supports the client may need, and why he or she may need them
    -A description of how goals are measurable and realistically attainable for the client

    3 pages

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  • Diversity and Equality in Sports and Leisure Management

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    Critical Analysis Essay

    The purpose of this essay is to identify and analyze a significant issue or artifact in culture. First, you will identify an important issue or artifact in film, music, television, popular literature, sports and leisure, etc. Second, decide on a specific focus/thesis for your paper. In order to do so, you will need to do thorough research first to ensure that you understand the issue or artifact in its entirety. Finally, break down the issue into various components and analyze them in your essay.

    Characteristics of the Critical Analysis Essay

    A successful essay

    provides an engaging introduction that offers the reader some background information on the historical/cultural significance of the topic.
    presents a thesis that offers a sophisticated and nuanced analysis of the issue/artifact chosen.
    supports the thesis through well-developed paragraphs that are organized strategically.
    presents an objective stance by the use of third-person voice.
    includes specific details and evidence from primary material
    correctly integrates quotations and conforms to MLA documentation and format guidelines.

    Essay Requirements
    1100+ words (4-5 pages)
    Minimum of three secondary sources, including at least one source accessed from TCC library
    MLA format for presentation (typed, double-spaced, 12-pt. Times New Roman font, 1” margins) and source documentation (in-text citations and Works Cited page)

    Choose one of the following topic areas for the critical analysis paper and decide on a specific aspect of it.

    film,
    music
    television
    popular literature
    sports and leisure

    Include

    Exploratory notes/Outlines

    Suggested Organizational Structure

    Introduction (one or two paragraphs)

    Use a lead-in hook to engage your readers’ interest. You might use a striking quotation, an interesting statistic or fact, or a related current event. Whatever your choice, the lead-in must be clearly related to the focus you have selected to analyze.
    Provide some background that will help your readers understand the focus of your discussion.
    Include specific details and evidence from primary material (if applicable).
    Present your thesis statement.

    Body (minimum of six paragraphs)

    Provide specific reasons that support your thesis. Ideally each reason should be developed separately.
    Offer concrete examples that illustrate your reasons.
    Ideally, your critical analysis should progress throughout the essay. You should organize your essay, consequently, that the most important and interesting support for your thesis comes towards the end.
    Consider responding to other perspectives that might be different from yours and make an attempt at refuting or weakening such perspectives to further strengthen your thesis.
    Pay attention to proper paragraph development by moving from a general idea (often in a topic sentence) to specific details via explanations and evidence/examples. Finish paragraphs with a clincher or closing sentence.
    Transition properly from paragraph to paragraph to achieve overall coherence.

    Conclusion (one or two paragraphs)

    Restate your thesis in a fresh manner.
    Try to leave with a lasting impression for the reader by calling for action or reminding the reader of the cultural significance of your approach/thesis.
    Consider commenting on other media forms if they relate to your discussion.

    5 Pages, MLA, 6 References

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  • Suspended Loss: How it is generated and becomes deductible.

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    ACCT553  Week 3 Homework

    Please provide your answer to each question in the space provided below. When finished, submit to the DropBox.

    Chapter 7

    1. In your “own” words, please describe what a “Suspended Loss” is, how it is generated and when it is becomes deductible. (5 pts)
    2. Please describe “Active Participation” as it relates to a taxpayer’s involvement in an investment in Real Estate. (5 pts).

    Chapter 8

    1. Macy had a lot of medical expenses this year that were not covered by her insurance (either due to a deductible, co-insurance, or co-pay). Her un-reimbursed qualifying medical expenses total $8,356 and her AGI for 2013 is $45,000. Assuming she will itemize on her 2013 tax return, how much of her medical expenses will she be able to deduct? (5 pts)
    2. Heather & Terry have a mortgage on their primary residence of $750,000 and a mortgage on their vacation home of $410,000. In 2013, they incurred $46,400 of mortgage interest expense. How much, if any, of that interest is deductible on Schedule A? (5 pts)
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  • Week 3: LEMONADE STAND ASSIGNMENT

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    Week 3: LEMONADE STAND

    Background

    As you have read about in our lecture, we have used a lemonade stand to help us understand some basic concepts of business. As we pointed out, a lemonade stand has a simple business structure; yet, it can help us understand almost every function of a firm; such as marketing, operations, finance, technology, entrepreneurship and many other aspects. In our two assignments in this course, you will own and operate your very own lemonade stand as you apply the knowledge you have learned from the course.

    Scenario

    You have decided to open a lemonade stand in your local neighborhood. You have grand plans for this stand and expect to attract many customers.

    In part I of this assignment, you will develop the basic premise of your new company. Please answer the following questions, utilizing the textbook, to ensure you apply the lesson we have learned in the previous weeks.

    • – Develop a creative name for your Lemonade Stand, and then explain why a name is important when you are considering branding options?
    • – Create a Mission Statement for your Lemonade Stand (Chapter 7); then explain why a mission statement is important for any company?
    • – You are very involved in your community; please outline your CSR plan (Chapter 4) for your business.
    • – The textbook lists many different types of pricing strategies, please pick one of these and explain how you will deliver on this strategy with your stand. (Chapter 14)
    • – Even though you only sell to local customers, you understand that you could package your lemonade and sell it online globally. Evaluate whether or not the company should go global by creating an online presence and selling your lemonade online (Chapter 3).

    Activity

    You are to write roughly 500 words in answering all questions posted above for your Lemonade Stand. (Please note: you may list the questions in your paper and answer these in a step by step process, but the word count will only apply to your written words).

    The paper needs to be written in an APA format and should have at least your textbook listed as a scholarly source in your bibliography. Please view the APA tutorial in your syllabus for more on how to format your paper. Your paper should include a cover page and running header as stipulated by APA formatting.

    This paper will be evaluated on how you apply the concepts that are detailed in the textbook to a practical idea. In order to receive the highest grade, it is encouraged that you review the textbook and cite specific area of the text in your responses (taking care in citing these properly). Additionally, while this is not an English class, grammar will account for a portion of your paper. Please take care in writing a well develop response.

    Note: For this paper and other papers that you will write in college, please note that when you reference or cite a text, if you use words that are directly from a source, they must be in quotations and cited. If you are just referencing them and have changed the words, a citation is all that is required. One final point, when writing anything in college, you must adhere to the 80/20 rule: 80% of the papers should be in your own words, while 20% make up any citations you may add. Violation of this rule could result in a zero for the assignment.

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  • MNGT Week 3 Discussion

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    1. Describe the personality characteristics that Renee Albertelli and Richard Rodriguez have that should help them navigate the difficulties of starting a business.
    2. Rodrigues and Albertelli decided to focus their marketing efforts on the artisans who make the shoes. Do you think this is a wise decision? Why or why not.
    3. What management challenges might cause Shoes with Souls to stumble.
    4. Describe several steps that Rodrigues and Albertelli could take to avoid these stumbling blocks and guide their business to success.

    3 Pages

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  • Elements of a Contract

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    The paper must be four to five pages, excluding the title page and references page(s), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

    Address all of the following parts of this assignment:

    Suppose that the Fabulous Hotel hires you as head chef under a two-year employment contract. After two years, another hotel wants to hire you. However, in the original employment contract you signed with the Fabulous Hotel, the following paragraph appears:

    “The below-signed agrees not to work as a chef for another hotel in the same metropolitan area for a period of two years after leaving our employ.

    Identify which elements of contract must exist for this agreement to be enforceable. At a minimum, your paper must include a detailed description of the concepts of offer, acceptance, legal consideration, capacity, and legality of purpose. Is this contract governed by common law or the UCC? Why? Discuss under which circumstances this non-compete agreement would be unenforceable.

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  • Better Boston Beans Case Study

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    Six Pillars of Character and Stages of Moral Development

    Better Boston Beans is a coffee shop located in the Faneuil Hall Marketplace near the waterfront and Government Center in Boston. The coffee shop specializes in exotic blends of coffee including Sumatra Dark Roast Black, India Mysore ‘Gold Nuggets’, and Guatemala Antigua. It also serves blended coffees including Reggae Blend, Jamaican Blue Mountain Blend, and Marrakesh Blend. For those with more pedestrian tastes, the shop serves French Vanilla, Hazelnut, and Hawaiian Macadamia Nut. The coffee of the day varies, but the most popular is Colombia Supremo.

    The coffee shop also serves a variety of cold-blended coffees. Cindie Rosen has worked for Better Boston Beans for six months. She took the job right out of college because she wasn’t sure whether she wanted to go to graduate school before beginning a career in financial services. Cindie hoped that by taking a year off before starting her career or going on to graduate school, she would experience â??the real worldâ? and find out firsthand what it is like to work a 40-hour week. She did not have a full-time job during college because her parents helped pay for the tuition.

    Since Cindie is the ‘new kid on the block’, she is often asked to work the late shift from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. She works with one other person – Jeffrey Lyndell – who is the assistant shift supervisor. Lyndell has been with Boston Beans for three years but recently was demoted from shift supervisor.

    For the past two weeks, Lyndell has been leaving before 11 p.m., after most of the stores in the Marketplace close down, and he has asked Cindie to close up by herself. Cindie felt this was wrong and it was starting to concern her, but she hasn’t spoken to Lyndell and has not informed the store manager. However, something happened one night that caused Cindie to consider taking the next step.

    At 11:00 p.m., 10 Japanese tourists came into the store for coffee. Cindie was alone and had to rush around and make five different cold-blended drinks and five different hot-blended coffees. While she was working, one of the Japanese tourists who spoke English very well approached her and said that he was shocked such a famous American coffee shop would only have one worker in the store at any time during the working day. Cindie didn’t want to ignore the man’s comments so she answered that her coworker had to go home early because he was sick. That seemed to satisfy the tourist.

    It took Cindie almost 20 minutes to make all the drinks and field two phone calls that came in during that time. After she closed for the night, Cindie reflected on the experience. She realized it could get worse before it gets better because Jeffrey Lyndell was now making it a habit to leave work early. She had to either approach him about it or speak with the store manager. She felt much more comfortable talking to the store manager. In fact, in Cindie’s own words, ‘Lyndell gives me the creeps’.

    Assume Cindie approached Lyndell about her concerns. Lyndell tells Cyndie that he has an alcohol problem. Lately, it’s gotten to him real bad. That’s why he’s left early – to get a drink and calm his nerves. Lyndell also said that this is the real reason he was demoted. He was warned that if one more incident occurred, the store manager would fire him. He pleaded with Cindie to work with him through these hard times. How would you react to Lyndell’s request if you were Cindie? Would you honor his request for confidentiality and support? Why or why not? What if Lyndell was a close personal friend would that change your answer? Be sure to consider the implications of your decision on other parties potentially affected by your actions.

    Assume Cindie keeps quiet. The following week another incident occurs where Cindie gets into a shouting match with a customer who became tired of waiting for his coffee after 10 minutes. Cindie felt terrible about it, apologized to the customer after serving his coffee, and left work that night wondering if it was time to apply to graduate school. The customer was so irate that he contacted the store manager and expressed his displeasure about service and Cindie’s attitude. What do you think the store manager should do? Support your answer with ethical reasoning.

    1. Evaluate the actions of the parties from the perspective of six pillars of character.
    2. Evaluate the actions from the perspective of Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development.
    3. What ethical reasoning can you develop from this case?

    Include your opinions and your current leadership skills that will influence the process for creating awareness of appropriate ethical behavior.

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  • HRM-320-11787 Employment Law

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    1. When can an employee’s religious belief qualify as a bona fide occupational qualification?
    2. In the law firm of Milton, Madden & Herman (“MM&H), a request has been filled by two Sikhs to wear turbans. Although MM&H’s dress code does not speak to this issue, MM&H decides to prohibit this attire. How would you advise the Sikhs to proceed?
    3. Johnny Carlton attended the University of Lebanon while his father was stationed in the military in that country. When Kurt Munson review Carlton’s application for employment, he asks Carlton why he chose to attend college there. Carlton explains. When Carlton, who is qualified for the position, is subsequently denied, he reasons that Munson’s inquiry was determining factor. Carlton initiates a Title VII claim for national origin discrimination. Munson asserts that Carlton does not fall under that protected class. Is Carlton covered?
    4. Harvey Jameson was recently terminated as comptroller at the age of 66 from Better Beef, Inc. His replacement is Tammy Parker, age 45. Because both he and his replacement are covered under the ADEA, Jameson is wondering whether he is precluded from suing.
    5. Rita Hall has kidney failure and is forced to be on dialysis three times a week. She is a financial analyst for Bull and Bear. She is asking for three afternoons off each week. Hall is offering to work. Late two days and on Saturdays to make up the remaining time off. She does not believe this will adversely affect her duties. Bull and Bear refuses, claiming it is disruptive to the work environment. How would you advise Hall to proceed?
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  • Advantages & Disadvantages of Waste Management Technology

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    Advantages & Disadvantages of Waste Management Technology

    DQ # 1 – Depending on the nature and industry of a business, different sustainability strategies will have more applicability for a specific context. Even business in the same industry may benefit from different strategies depending on the culture and practices of the company. For this exercise, consider the following waste management technologies:

    • Waste reduction
    • Reuse of material
    • On-site recycling
    • Off-site recycling
    • On-site treatment or incineration
    • Off-site treatment or incineration
    • Land disposal

    Choose one or two strategies that you believe would be most appropriate for your business. Describe why you think your selected practices are most appropriate and discuss how they should be implemented. Also, describe how they might affect your current business practices if implemented.

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